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The Importance of the In-Class Reading Minutes

        Today’s post is going to be about books. Not specifically one book, but all books, generalized.
Have you ever realized how affected we are by the things we read? Even if it’s not the author’s purpose, its scientifically proved that our brain analyzes everything that goes into our minds according to our background knowledge and past perspectives. 
In fact, our brains really analyze it and absorb new information to this perspectives. During the last weeks, I have been reading the book It Is Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini, which talks about a kid that has been going through several problems including depression and anxiety. Even if it is not rare to find books with this topic nowadays, this book got my attention by the fact that it describes a lot and really explains what goes through the mind of a depressive/anxiety kid. The fact that the book is narrated by Craig, who is the victim, also helps. In my guess, it made easier for the author to make his point by using the victim to explain his side and show examples of his daily problems. 
      What I would really like to emphasize in this post is the importance of reading to people. If I had never read this book, I might have kept my ignorant opinion about this problems and would never have realized the gravity of them to our society nowadays . 

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